crutch
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How do you learn to not need that crutch, to trust yourself and hear your inner voice again?
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026
Oleksandrivna, 77, arrived wearing a purple dressing gown, walking with a crutch.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
Correlation doesn’t prove causation, but it does suggest AI may be becoming a crutch.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026
"But now we really don't need that kind of crutch."
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026
My dad was sticking out of the open fridge, balancing on one crutch.
From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen
Mr. Murakami has the authority—and, one assumes, the readerly trust—to leave behind such narrative crutches as character-building detail or precise language.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 2026
Others required the use of crutches, wheelchairs and, in the most extreme cases, artificial breathing machines known as iron lungs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 21, 2026
Richards’ ankle was so swollen after the injury that he had to use crutches.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 10, 2026
Teresa Valdecantos arrived propped up on crutches but was undeterred.
From Barron's ● Jun. 7, 2026
The crutches fell to the stone floor with a great clatter.
From "The Door in the Wall" by Marguerite de Angeli
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